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sc94597 on 09 April 2014
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Kasz216 said:
sc94597 said:
mornelithe said:

Yeah, I read the article.  I simply noted that over the period since the ban, gun violence has dropped.  There are a few spikes, absolutely, but, overall the effect seems to be positive, right?

Alright, but total homicides has remained pretty much constant. Does it matter if somebody is killed by a gun or something else? 

You know, your arguement would be a lot more compelling if you did a little more research.

As the same thing is true in the US more or less.

I'm going to leave these here for you....

 

http://socialcapitalreview.org/new-doj-report-u-s-firearm-homicide-rate-at-18-year-low/

Hm? I was speaking of Australia, which according to:

 http://www.aic.gov.au/statistics/violent%20crime.html

  • The homicide rate was 1.9 per 100,000 in 1996 (which includes the 35 victims of the Port Arthur massacre) and was at its highest in 1999, at 2.0 per 100,000. In 2007, the rate was 1.3 per 100,000, the lowest recorded (since 1996).

It seems pretty constant to me. Or did you misquote?